u/Interesting-Stand624

Hey everyone!

I recently got a potato/red congo puffer and I go and get her in about a month. I am in Australia and these fish are extremely rare (supplier said she is 1 of 6 in the country) due to very strict import laws. I am having trouble in finding what to feed my puffer as everyone seems to have conflicting opinions, right now I have locked down - live crickets half I will freeze for back supply and half will be kept in the bucket for breeding, live dubia roaches (if I can find them, also very hard to find in Aus), and earthworms.

I have been looking at exoterras canned fish food (snails, worms and shrimp) but this isn't very feasible long term due to the cost, we don't have many if any freshwater fish options in Australia as they aren't really caught or farmed except maybe trout but im struggling to find any frozen. I can buy bulk banana prawns but they contain thiaminase which depletes vitamin b1 over time, we also don't have many freshwater shrimp species except maybe yabbies if I can find them anywhere. We do have frozen clams but all the sources online say to only feed them those very occasionally.

I would love any suggestions by either fellow Australians or anyone who can help me out!

Name suggestions also very welcome ☺️

i recently set up this 45cm x 1.5m terrarium/vivarium with a 2 gallon aquarium on the bottom, and i would like some advice on if frogs could be put in and what would be my best options. My situation; I am a complete beginner with frogs and have never kept any reptiles/amphibians in the past. the terrarium is in my bedroom so i wouldn’t want anything too chirpy but i’m aware that its a frog and they will chirp so i don’t mind too much about that. i am in australia so i am limited to Australian species that being said i was looking at dainty tree frogs today and they look like a good fit for me but i cant find too much information on them online. if anyone has any information on dainty tree frogs i am all ears and id also love a crash course on everything frog if anyone has any tips and tricks! feel free to comment or dm any information!

Got Neil the spiny eel about a month ago and have been away for two weeks so haven’t been able to observe him much over that time, he seems a lot more pale then when i brought him home and is glass surfing a fair amount. other than that he’s eating from my tweezers, sitting in my hands and is generally not fearful of me at all. Is he stressed out or just a crazy little guy doing the same things as his khuli loach cousins. This is a fairly new tank but i slammed it with seachem stability and i don’t have any ammonia readings and nitrates are under 20 so I’m not too worried about water parameters. Had these guys in the past and they were always extremely timid and i barely ever saw them however this is the first time i’ve had one in the tank before adding the community. I’m hoping he’s just an outgoing guy begging for food but any advice is appreciated!